Nile - The Underworld Awaits Us All (2024)

Everybody’s favorite Egyptian-inspired Brutal/Technical Death Metal outfit is finally back with another high-octane release titled “The Underworld Awaits Us All”. Featuring eleven tracks and nearly 55-minutes of music, the band returns with masterful incisive onslaughts of brutality, perfectly paired with crafty atmospheric elements and crushing tempo changes. If you are a fan of the band’s earlier work, you will love this album as it keeps things hectic and punishing from start to end.

Blasting away with “Stelae of Vultures”, we get those sweet chuggy Death Metal riffs the band is known for alongside the crushing drumming of George Kollias. Pummeling through blistering fast tracks like “To Strike with Secret Fang” and “Naqada II Enter the Golden Age”, to the traditional instrumental pieces like “The Pentagrammathion of Nephren-Ka”, Nile continues to polish their style while delivering intense pieces of music, only getting better with time.

Our favorite track has to be the ravaging “Under the Curse of the One God” thanks to its piercing riffs and massive drumming. The diverse vocal onslaughts keep things even more brutal, perfectly fitting with the level of aggression the band’s music offers. For those looking for longer tracks, “True Gods of the Desert” has a nice melodic edge to it, while “The Underworld Awaits us All” delivers some excellent guitar leads and crafty tempo changes.

As a whole, “The Underworld Awaits Us All” shows Nile returning with an even more polished sound and a great set of ideas masterfully made into powerful and crushing tracks. Any fan of the band and genre will certainly be satisfied with such an intense release. Kudos to Karl Sanders and company for staying true to their sound while still giving it a more modern edge and keeping them relevant over the years.

Label: Napalm Records

Release: August 23rd, 2024

Genre: Technical/Brutal Death Metal

Country: USA